ISRAELI ARMOR SAVES AMERICAN LIVES IN IRAQ

Israeli Armor Saves American Lives in Iraq David Brinn (Israel21c)
Israeli-developed armor installed on American armored personnel carriers in Iraq has saved "many lives," according to the U.S. Army. Bradley Fighting Vehicles and 7AV APCs in the service of the U.S. Army and the Marines have been fitted over the last year with armor by Rafael, the Israel Armament Development Authority. The add-on armor consists of tiles that contain an explosive charge that detonates when hit by a rocket, disrupting the incoming, armor-penetrating projectile. According to Maj. John Conway of the U.S. Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO-GCS), "Reactive armor has functioned very well. The soldiers in these units are excited about the product because it is providing a level of survivability that they previously didn't have." "These tiles are saving lives because they are defeating the threats they were designed to defeat," Conway said.